Category Archives: MRO

On March 7, Spanish flag carrier Iberia announced it was targeting 40% women in management positions by 2025. Currently, the figure is at 35%, having increased from a mere 18% in 2018. This is part of the airline’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan, which was re-launched following the pandemic, and in line with the targetsRead More

As the region’s MRO industry gathers in Dubai at MRO Middle East, Lufthansa Technik announces two major contracts with Emirates. Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) services for Airbus A380 long-range aircraft. In line with one of the new agreements, Lufthansa Technik will overhaul main landing gears of Emirates’ double-deck flagships.Read More

Etihad Airways Engineering announced at MRO Middle East that it is entering into a collaboration with Acme Aerospace as an Acme Aerospace authorised repair station for avionic instruments and batteries. The company will serve the Middle East, Africa and India. Abdul Khaliq Saeed, chief executive officer at Etihad Airways Engineering, said: “We are pleased toRead More

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Collins Aerospace have entered a 10-year FlightSense agreement. The agreement is for Saudia Airlines’ entire A320, A330 and Boeing 787 fleet. Collins will provide SAEI with asset pooling support and services for aircraft. The relationship has potential to expand as SAEI extends its client base to additional airline operators.Read More

European carrier Air Serbia has awarded a five-aircraft MRO deal to Turkish Technic to provide the base maintenance services of four Airbus A320 family along with an A330 aircraft Work on the first A320ceo is currently underway at Turkish Technic’s Istanbul Ataturk base. MikailAkbulut, the CEO of the maintenance provider said he was delighted withRead More

Nile Air has enlisted AFI KLM E&M’s expertise to boost the performance and availability of its fleet of six A320-200s. The solutions package designed by AFI KLM E&M will cover an extensive range of components, including various key models such as accessories and LRUs for CFM56-5B and IAE V2500 engines. Mohamed Nagy, CEO of NileRead More

Joramco, the Amman-based MRO facility has announced Lambros Stasi’s appointment as the new vice president of operations. Stasi has gained over 30 years of experience in all aspects of the maintenance field in both wide and narrow body airframes from a wide range of operations. In addition to his extensive work as a maintenance professional,Read More

HAECO is to expand its Xiamen aircraft MRO facility, in what it calls its largest single investment to date. The company’s Xiamen unit will shift its aircraft maintenance facility from the current Xiamen Gaoqi international airport to the in-development Xiang’an international airport, which is expected to be operational in 2025. HAECO Xiamen to build world’sRead More

Alliance Air, India’s national carrier, and market-leading regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, announce the extension of their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for another five years. This year marks 20 years of partnership since the airline signed its first ATR pay-by-hour maintenance contract in December 2002. Through this package, the airline will continue to benefit from theRead More

Rolls-Royce has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan, technology demonstrator. In a major milestone for the program, the demonstrator engine was transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby, UK where it was mounted in preparation for testing. The first test of the demonstrator is expected to take placeRead More